| With "millions of people having been fed up with
indecency on the airwaves", the organisation expects a greater
support of the public this year.
 More
than seven million including children and adults, and 80 organisations
are expected to participate over 17,500turnoffs around the
world. The network is supported by various US organisations including
the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics,
National Education Association, and the President's Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports, claims the organisation.
The organisation adds that more than 24 million people have participated
in the TV-Turnoff Week since 1995 and more than 30,000 US students
have benefitted from the programme.
According to the Washington D.C based non profit TV Turnoff Network,
last year around 7.04 million people including kids and adults pulled
the plug and turned off TV during the TV turnoff week.
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Research
made by the network in US shows that Americans spend a minimum of
seven hours per day in front of the television. It also shows that
around 54 per cent of American children have a TV in their bedrooms.
The network presses on the fact that television cuts into family
time, harms children's ability to read and succeed in school and
contributes to unhealthy lifestyles and obesity.
